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Port of Montreal wins award from Belgian Canadian Business Chamber
The Port of Montreal has won the Canadian Company of the Year Award from the Belgian Canadian Business Chamber (BCBC). The award was presented on April 27, 2023 at the BCBC Business Excellence Awards Gala to Guillaume Brossard, Vice-President, Development, Marketing and International Relations and Alain Berard, Director of Development and International Relations of

Norwegian firm launching world first self-driving ferry
Norway’s biggest transportation enterprise, Torghatten AS, will soon launch the world’s first self-driving commercial passenger ferry, entirely powered by electricity. It will operate between the Stockholm islands of Kungsholmen and Södermalm in Sweden, commencing in June. The idea of autonomous urban ferries was hatched at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in

Crowley launching integrated ocean and rail service between Mexico and Midwest into Canada
Florida-based Crowley will launch an end-to-end, integrated ocean and rail service between Mexico and the U.S. Midwest region and into Canada. Featuring Crowley’s new Mexico-U.S. ocean route in the Gulf, the service will leverage the inland rail network of Canadian National Railway Company and its U.S. rail subsidiaries (CN). The companies’ combined network provides

Collaborative agreement between Ocean Group and Musqueam First Nations
The Musqueam First Nations community and Ocean Group have signed a collaborative framework agreement to foster marine sector opportunities within Musqueam territory and potentially beyond. This agreement, signed in January 2023, provides for commitments that will prioritize economic and social benefits for the Musqueam community, and contracting opportunities for Ocean Group. This includes capacity

Port of Montreal and France’s HAROPA renew international cooperation agreement
Six years after signing their initial international cooperation agreement, the Port of Montreal and HAROPA PORT have announced that they are renewing it with the primary objective of strengthening the trade corridors between Canada and France. The agreement was signed on April 28 by Martin Imbleau, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Montreal

Enjoy! The Spring Edition of Maritime Magazine (No. 108) is online
Our spring 2023 edition highlights two features of strong interest to marine industry stakeholders across Canada and overseas plus a special analytical report by editor Leo Ryan in his First Watch column on a subject of critical interest: what the future holds for the world’s oceans. One feature consists of our annual review of

Port of Vancouver reports 3% cargo decline in 2022
Overall cargo volumes through the Port of Vancouver decreased by 3% in 2022, following a rebound in the second half of the year led by resource exports, Canada’s largest port announced. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s 2022 statistics, released today, show a total of 141.4 million metric tonnes (MMT) of goods moved through Port of Vancouver terminals in

Clean Arctic Alliance condemns lack of compulsory measures to reduce black carbon shipping emissions in the Arctic
After a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Pollution Prevention and Response committee closed at the end of last week (PPR10), the Clean Arctic Alliance denounced the IMO’s failure to progress compulsory measures to reduce black carbon emissions from international shipping on the Arctic. It called for national governments to urgently develop concrete proposals